Williams Elementary School
Public elementary school in Pasadena, Texas · Pasadena ISD · Grades Pre-K–4
Williams Elementary School serves 455 students in grades Pre-K–4 in Pasadena (Harris County). It is one of 66 schools in Pasadena ISD. By enrollment it is the 2961st largest of 4,726 public elementary schools in Texas (median 516 students). With 11.4 students per full-time teacher, it has fewer students per teacher than the typical Texas elementary school (14.8).
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Rank and medians compare all 4,726 Texas elementary schools with enrollment listed on this site.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Students per teacher = students ÷ 40 full-time-equivalent teachers.
School facts
| School type | Regular School |
| Level | Elementary |
| Grades | Pre-K–4 |
| District | Pasadena ISD |
| County | Harris County |
| Area type | City, midsize |
| School meals | Free meals for every student (Community Eligibility Provision) |
| NCES school ID | 483432003856 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 directory and school characteristics; area type from NCES EDGE locale codes.
Compared with the district and Texas
| This school | Pasadena ISD | Texas elementary schools (median) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 455 | 46,491 | 516 |
| Students per teacher | 11.4 | 13.3 | 14.8 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch eligible | 92.1% | 81.9% | 72% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. District figures add up its schools. 6% of Texas elementary schools have fewer students per teacher than this school (share of schools with a lower ratio). State test results aren't published here yet.
Williams Elementary School in context
Size
Williams Elementary School is the 21st largest of Pasadena ISD's 36 elementary schools; its 455 students are 1% of district enrollment. The 8 nearest elementary schools are a median 1.2 miles away and have a median of 470 students, so Williams Elementary School is close to their typical size.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 enrollment and school type. Share of district students = this school's students ÷ the district's students. Nearest schools by straight-line distance between NCES EDGE locations.
Grades
Its largest grade is grade 4 with 89 students, and its smallest is pre-K with 60, against an average of 76 per grade. This year grade 4 has 33% more students than kindergarten (89 against 67). Each grade is a different group of students, so the gap is not a dropout or growth rate. It also enrolls 60 children in pre-K.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership by grade.
Students
Hispanic students are the largest group, at 91.9% of enrollment, a higher share than across Pasadena ISD (82.8%). Students from 6 of the 7 race and ethnicity groups NCES reports are enrolled.
92.1% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, against 81.9% across Pasadena ISD and a median of 72% for Texas elementary schools. Under the Community Eligibility Provision, every student can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge, and families fill out no meal application.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership and school lunch program data. District shares weight each school by its enrollment.
Teachers
Williams Elementary School has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 11.4 students per teacher. At the median Texas elementary school ratio of 14.8, a school with 455 students would have about 30.7 teachers, so Williams Elementary School has 9.3 more.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Expected teachers = this school's students ÷ the median students per teacher of Texas elementary schools (14.8).
Location
NCES classifies its location as city, midsize, which means it is inside a principal city of 100,000 to 250,000 people. The nearest other elementary school is Patterson Elementary School, 0.9 miles away in Houston ISD. There are 60 elementary schools within 5 miles and 172 within 10 miles.
Source: NCES EDGE school locations and locale codes, 2024-25. Distances are straight lines.
Students by race and ethnicity
| Hispanic | 91.9% |
| Black | 3.7% |
| White | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 0.7% |
| Asian | 0.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0.2% |
49.2% of students are girls and 50.8% are boys.
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Students by grade
| Pre-K | 60 |
| Kindergarten | 67 |
| Grade 1 | 84 |
| Grade 2 | 74 |
| Grade 3 | 81 |
| Grade 4 | 89 |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25 membership.
Location and contact
1522 Scarborough Ln, Pasadena, TX 77502
Phone: (713)740-0776
Locations: NCES EDGE. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Red: Williams Elementary School. Blue: the nearest elementary schools.
Nearby elementary schools
| School | District | Distance | Students | Per teacher | Free/reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 811 | 16.9 | 94% |
| Rucker Elementary School | Houston ISD | 0.9 mi | 434 | 14 | 94% |
| Morales Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.1 mi | 379 | 11.5 | 93.9% |
| South Shaver Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 527 | 13 | 95.3% |
| Richey Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.2 mi | 505 | 12.6 | 96.8% |
| L F Smith Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.6 mi | 572 | 13.3 | 91.1% |
| Kruse Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.9 mi | 408 | 11.8 | 94.6% |
| South Houston Elementary School | Pasadena ISD | 1.9 mi | 422 | 12.4 | 94.5% |
Source: NCES CCD 2024-25. Distance in a straight line between NCES EDGE locations.